Comparison of the Effectiveness of compassion therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) on patients with coronavirus (COVID-19)

Comparison of the Effectiveness of compassion therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) on coronary anxiety, uncertainty intolerance, catastrophizing and coping efficiency of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220911055938N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-09-13

Start date

2022-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Coronavirus. Coronavirus infection, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: compassion therapy intervention: Compassion-focused therapy consists of eight weekly 90-minute sessions conducted in a group setting. Each session will include introducing goals and to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: History of having coronavirus No presence of any other mental disorders No history of mental illness No dependence on alcohol or drugs Do not receive other current psychological treatment Age between 20 - 40

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having suicidal thoughts and beliefs Declining to participate in therapy sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Coronary anxiety: the score obtained by the corona anxiety Questionnaire (Alipour et al. 2018). Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Uncertainty intolerance: the score that participles will get from the uncertainty intolerance questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Catastrophizing: the score participles will get from the catastrophizing subscale of the Rosenstiel and Keefe (1983) coping strategies questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Coping efficiency: the score participles will get from the Chesney et al.'s (2006) coping efficiency questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Coronary anxiety: the score obtained by the corona anxiety Questionnaire (Alipour et al. 2018). Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Uncertainty intolerance: the score that participles will get from the uncertainty intolerance questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Catastrophizing: the score participles will get from the catastrophizing subscale of the Rosenstiel and Keefe (1983) coping strategies questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Coping efficiency: the score participles will get from the Chesney et al.'s (2006) coping efficiency questionnaire. Timepoint: One week before the intervention, one week after the last intervention session, two months after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasim Beyranvand

Islamic Azad University

imnasimb@gmail.com+98 66 3343 2180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026